Url Shortner (Cuts your url)

Ankit warbhe — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 12:02:40 +0000

My Workflow

This Workflow allows us to execute a python file to create a URL shortener the every time user generates a JSON file and changes the urls.json File the github pages action generates a html file in gh-pages branch with github action the script is executed succesfully and hence url is shortened

Submission Category:

Wacky Wildcards

Yaml File or Link to Code

wecodeorg / littleurl.github.io

LITTLE URL (Makes your URL Short)

Additional Resources / Info

How it work's ?

It works as a url redirector the default domain is set inside the short.py ie.littleurl.tech and CNAME File. The custom short url are to be placed in urls.json file which could be generated with our custom JSON Generator. As soon as the JSON file is edited with New url, github Actions does its job little url shortner workflow starts running and a new html file is generated in gh-pages branch with the url redirect.

License

Littleurl is MIT licensed.

I ❤️ OPEN SOURCE
Note: Shorter link for this post => https://littleurl.tech/devpost

5 Common Web Hosting Mistakes

Ankit warbhe — Tue, 11 Aug 2020 06:49:20 +0000

Mistakes aren't necessarily a bad thing, but if you can learn from other people's mistakes it can save you from having to deal with them yourself. When it comes to web hosting, there are basically two kinds of mistakes - technical and general business.

Technical mistakes usually come up because of a misunderstanding of the internet and how it actually works. The first mistake many people make when creating a website is to cram as much information, photographs, images, etc. on each page as possible.

This makes the site take longer to download, leading to many visitors just moving on and never actually looking at the site. It also makes it more difficult to find what they're looking for if the page is unorganized.

Another common error is creating a web site that is not search engine friendly. If the search engines can't determine what your site is about, they aren't going to be able to send you people who are searching for what you offer.

A mistake that many people make when starting out is to choose a host solely based on price. This is obviously an important factor, especially in the beginning, but if you choose the cheapest host you may be limited in your scalability as the website grows in popularity and traffic.

On the business side of things, the most common mistake is trying to be everything to everyone. You should have a plan for your website - a purpose for its existence - and build according to that plan.

Choose your target market and stick with it. Advertise in places they would see. The market in ways that would be of interest to them. Resist the urge to branch out into other areas just because something catches your eye. A site that tries to do everything usually ends up achieving nothing.

Another common business mistake is following the competition's lead. You'll obviously want to keep an eye on them to see what they're up to, but if you copy everything they do you'll always be one step behind.

Use your creativity and come up with unique ways to stand out from the rest of the websites in your market.

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